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Ann was a fantastic critic, and a warm, lovely person. This is just terribly sad news. washingtonpost.com/obituarie…
WICKER is a thrilling rarity for how it marries childlike sincerity with a story whose themes are adult in more ways than one. Read @media_marshall's review. slantmagazine.com/film/wicke…
CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES’ plotting is haphazard, its humor is cheap, and its gore comes too late to matter. slantmagazine.com/film/chris…
Anton Corbijn’s A TALENT FOR MURDER understands not just Ripley’s appeal but the compulsions that power the character. slantmagazine.com/film/a-tal…
Shabazz Palaces's IT'S A STYLE SPORT transforms a lifetime of flyness into a moral code, then puts it on trial. Read our review. slantmagazine.com/music/shab…
Jon Robin Baitz’s cleverest ruse may be blaming his characters for the the stifling aridity of OTHER DESERT CITIES, whose revival is now running at the Hudson Theatre. slantmagazine.com/theater/ot…
Whether working as reporter or soldier, Samuel Fuller bore witness to the moment. Read Keith Uhlich on the films collected on Criterion’s Eclipse set THE FIRST FILMS OF SAMUEL FULLER, now available on Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/azycuv3v
Taika Waititi’s KLARA AND THE SUN is a faithful adaptation that nevertheless strips away everything insightful and affecting from Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel. #LFF slantmagazine.com/film/klara…
Criterion’s mammoth 30-disc set THE COMPLETE KUBRICK, available Tuesday, invites us to revisit a body of work whose formal perfection only deepens its mysteries. tinyurl.com/rfs6va3u
Check out our preview of Nintendo's upcoming remake of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME. slantmagazine.com/games/the-…
Travis Knight's wonderful stop-motion feature WILDWOOD, writes @kenjfuj, isn’t afraid to have its characters grapple with real-world darkness and complexity. #LFF slantmagazine.com/film/wildw…
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The Avalanches's 'No Bad Memories' transforms obsolete technology and advertising jingles into a euphoric exploration of nostalgia. Read our review! slantmagazine.com/music/the-…
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There’s a sense that Marvel’s VISIONQUEST doesn’t know how to chew its way out of its own franchise’s trap. Read our review. slantmagazine.com/tv/visionq…
For all of Linda Cardellini’s efforts, Peacock's 'Friday the 13th' prequel, CRYSTAL LAKE, is never in danger of getting too real. Read our review. slantmagazine.com/tv/crystal…
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Fontaines D.C.'s 'Dopamine Chamber' doesn’t employ its nostalgic genre signifiers to say anything meaningful about contemporary malaise. Read our review. slantmagazine.com/music/font…
Todrick Hall's MIDNIGHT, now running at the Daryl Roth Theatre, is a euphorically maximalist and refreshingly innovative musical. slantmagazine.com/theater/mi…
Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan have dropped the music video for their "Expectations" remix, featuring David Byrne as master of ceremonies.
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A feast of vivid textures and quietly heightened soundscapes, Jonathan Demme’s horror masterpiece THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS remains as unsettling as ever in 4K. Available Tuesday on 4K UHD Blu-ray from Criterion. tinyurl.com/dfza57kz
MAKING MARIE ANTOINETTE offers a beguiling look behind the curtain of a film’s making, and doubles as a poignant last collaboration between Eleanor and Sofia Coppola. tinyurl.com/9xfc47u5
The Avalanches's 'No Bad Memories' transforms obsolete technology and advertising jingles into a euphoric exploration of nostalgia. Read our review! slantmagazine.com/music/the-…